The Vintage Talk Bag

About this EpisodeThe pandemic calls for digging up some unused episodes! On this episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, we go back in time a few years to listen to one of the first episodes Josh and his guest Will recorded after a lengthy hiatus. They introduce the five-star rating system and discuss the 1990 neo-noir black comedy (?) film Miami Blues, which stars Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and features appearances from Charles Napier and Paul Gleason.They discuss Hoke Moseley's (Fred Ward) fake teeth, Alec Baldwin's acting choices, how the trailer tries to sell this movie as a quirky comedy (it's not), and movie theme songs that directly reference the movie. This episode also has some strange robotic humming in the background toward the end of the episode, weird clipping, and an old format. However, Josh and Will have an enthusiastic conversation about the film and take a few digressions to explore movies with similar themes. Don’t forget to Like The Vintage Talk Bag on Facebook, subscribe on iTunes, or leave a review wherever you find us!

About the EpisodeOn this episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, Josh welcomes his brother Adam once again to discuss the timely horror film "The Last Man On Earth" (1964), which stars Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, and Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. They discuss how the movie has remained scary after all these years (and how downright absurd it can be), Vincent Price’s monstrous acting chops, how this film relates to the current pandemic, and how not to throw smoke grenades at your enemy. They also play a hasty trivia game and discuss their mutual love of writer Richard Matheson before giving "The Last Man On Earth" The Vintage Talk Bag five-star-rating system treatment.Don’t forget to Like The Vintage Talk Bag on Facebook, subscribe on iTunes, or leave a review wherever you find us!CreditsEd. “The Last Man On Earth (1964) Trailer.” YouTube. Web. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWlNe1-5wb8Trivia Music: Creeping Spiders by Nat Keefe and BeatMower

About the EpisodeOn this episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, Josh is joined by Adam once again to discuss the horror-anthology Tales of Terror (1962), which stars Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, Joyce Jameson, and Debra Paget. They talk about Vincent Price’s excessive alcohol consumption, the excellent stagecraft in all three segments, the enviable performances of Price and Lorre, and Basil Rathbone’s portrayal of a real ***hole. They also play a trivia game that goes pretty well (finally!).Don’t forget to Like The Vintage Talk Bag on Facebook, subscribe on iTunes, or leave a review wherever we are available (bunch of places).CreditsIronmonger, Debbie. “Tales of Terror 1962 Trailer.” YouTube. Web. URL: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tales+of+terror+movie+trailerTrivia Music: Creeping Spiders by Nat Keefe and BeatMower

Though a day behind (turns out a pandemic can change one’s schedule), here’s a supersized episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, featuring AJ Hoffman from the Small Market Podcast (and his cohost Andy who is lurking somewhere in the background).On this episode of the podcast, Josh and AJ talk about 1987s fantasy film Masters of the Universe, starring Dolph Lundgren, Courteney Cox, Frank Langella, and Billy Barty. They talk about AJ’s history with Masters of the Universe, Josh’s love of Gwildor, and Frank Langella’s over-the-top performance that transcends the art of theatrical monologuing. Josh also challenges his guest to a 10-question trivia game that’s all about Star Wars (or jedis … or alien boobs). And, yes, the character’s name is Man-at-Arms not Man-o-War but the podcast host is bad with names (especially high-fantasy names) and they were talking about power metal beforehand—so let’s settle down, okay?Anyway, join Josh and his guest on a trip to Eternia (and Earth—but no drive thrus) and enjoy their epic discussion about who really HAS THE POWER!!! (hint: the answer is Gwildor).As a production note: the recording of this podcast episode had a lot of blips and bloops after the recording was done (old equipment probably) so the host remedied this by buying some new equipment; however, he could only edit the hell out of those blips and bloops on this episode so as to not detract from the overall conversation, thus they should only be mildly noticeable. Regardless, just know that future episodes will be much cleaner on the post-production end!

On this episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, host Josh sits down with Andy Jeglic and Connor Peil from the fuzz-metal band Orc to discuss their self-titled, debut album. They talk about inspiration, recording, and receiving a warm reception from the fuzz-metal community (which includes a lot of spins on YouTube!). They also get into some furry discussions and do a track-by-track breakdown of the album. So, check out the latest episode of the podcast and subscribe to stay in the know!Orc album on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQdH4xoc25o&list=RDyQdH4xoc25o&start_radio=1&t=0Orc on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/OrcTheBand/

On this episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, host Josh and his guest Will continue their gauntlet of movie reviews by discussing Death Warrant (1990), which is a film about a police officer who goes undercover to uncover the truth behind a series of strange deaths at a prison...and that's only part of the craziness. Starring Jean-Claude van Damme, Art LaFleur, Cynthia Gibb, and Patrick Kilpatrick—this movie gets wild—and it’s rife with the lack of sensitivity and strangeness only the 1990s could provide, from monstrous-boss villains to straight up overt sexism. But, as with most of these kinds of films, that just means there is plenty to talk about!So, give the latest episode a listen and subscribe for future reviews and musings from The Vintage Talk Bag!

On this episode of The Vintage Talk Bag, Josh and his guest Adam discuss Black Sabbath (1963) in observation of Halloween. They talk about Boris Karloff’s curious acting choices, the ills of “fondling,” and why not to mess with a dark-arts-magic woman. So, treat yourself to this special Halloween version of The Vintage Talk Bag!

The two versions of The Village of the Damned (1960+1995) have their moments—both good and bad (alien babies? communism? Luke Skywalker?)—so this week, hosts Josh and Will sit down to talk about which moments elevated each film to space (because aliens), and which moments…well, crash landed on Earth?Join us for this week’s episode and don’t forget to Like and Subscribe to catch future episodes!

It’s been a hot minute but The Vintage Talk Bag is back! This week, Josh and his brother William review an early 90’s film that has all of the charm of its lead (which is not much)!Black Belt (1992) aspires to be a kung fu action flick but lacks both kung fu and action. It also has some disturbing familial implications (ewww). So join us for this week’s episode as we discuss a protagonist who lacks charisma, a villain who loves lady fingers (not the cookie), and another villain who replaces acting with eating (and he’s not just chewing the scenery)!

If you want higher-quality episodes (because better microphones) then start at Ep. 10 "Black Belt." If you don't mind the sound of a room mic then feel free to proceed! The quality may not be great but the conversation certainly makes up for it!Josh and his guest Matt Hoffman, bassist from The Distorted Waltz, sit down to talk to talk about Soundgarden's second album "Superunknown." It's one that Matt is extremely fond of and one that Josh isn't super familiar with. Regardless, this is an album that will punch you in the face with a sonic fist.